Quincy police: Three people stabbed in two separate incidents over weekend

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Jun 23, 2014 at 8:16 AMJun 23, 2014 at 9:26 AM

Police say in one incident, a juvenile stabbed a Braintree man after a botched robbery attempt.

Patriot Ledger staff

QUINCY - Police say an alleged drug dealer stabbed a Braintree man in the chest after a botched robbery attempt in Quincy on Sunday.

Police arrested the alleged dealer, who is under age 18, in a Hancock Street parking lot Sunday afternoon and charged him with armed assault with intent to murder and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Quincy Police Capt. John Dougan said police are not identifying him because of his age.

Dougan said police were sent to 1250 Hancock St. around 3:10 p.m. Sunday for a report of a stabbing and found a 27-year-old man on Whitwell Street with a deep stab wound on his chest. He was rushed to Quincy Medical Center, which is located a few blocks away.

Dougan said the juvenile told officers that he had been selling drugs to the other man and had stabbed him after a botched robbery attempt. Dougan said officers searched the juvenile and found two "dime bags," a street term for a quantity of marijuana that sells for $10.

Witnesses told officers they saw the juvenile running north on Hancock Street after the stabbing, Dougan said.

Police also responded to a double stabbing early Saturday morning in a garage off Parkingway. Dougan said a 22-year-old man was taken to South Shore Hospital with a cut on his nose and a 24-year-old man was take to Boston Medical Center with a four-inch cut around his neck.

Dougan said the stabbings appeared to have followed a fight between the two men. He said neither has been charged and the attacks remain under investigation.